Today was a wonderful, wonderful day spent doing something I enjoy with a truly special (wink) bunch of ladies. I just adore them.
We met at Diane’s at 8:00 AM and hit the road to Kingston. Diane drove while Reina, Bonnie and I knit. How often do you find four knitters in one car???
First we hit the Wilton Road Custom Fibre Mill – a brother & sister operation (forgive me for I can’t remember their names – it’s been that kind of day). They gave us a tour of the mill and explained what each machine does. It was wonderful and made me want to start a mill. Don’t laugh… I have the room!!! I just have to build a barn, get some sheep, build a mill and buy all the equipment. Maybe I’ll put that on my 2011 to-do list! Haha. At the Wilton Mill, I bought myself some Alpaca roving and some Llama/Wool roving.
We hit the Wool Tyme in Kingston (sorry, they don’t have a website). Here I purchased some Sugar & Spice cotton to make more Beanies for Preemies (that’s what I’m calling it).
After that, we went to the Kingston Brewing Company for a wonderful leisurely lunch (where people stared at us because all four of us were knitting).
Lastly, we hit Woolly Acres farm where we checked out some Shetlands. I ended up with this in my garage…
Now tomorrow, I have to get some lingerie bags to wash all this stuff. Oh, wait, first I have to skirt it. I’m wondering if I should build a rack like they had at the farm… It’s essentially a big rectangle made of wood (2×4’s maybe?) with some wire mesh on top to sit the fleece on.
Anyway, that was today’s adventure. I can’t wait for the next!